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IndoStar-1

25050. IndoStar-1 was launched on November 12, 1997 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1997-071BNORAD 25050Indonesia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Cakrawarta 1
Common name
IndoStar-1
Payload designation
Indostar 1
International designator
1997-071B
NORAD catalog number
25050
GCAT identifier
S25050
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/551

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Indostar
Owner
Indostar
Country
Indonesia
Builder
OSC McLean
Platform (bus)
OSC Star 1

Launch

Date
November 12, 1997 · 21:48 UTC
Launch record
1997-071Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/D
Perigee
35,756 km
Apogee
35,868 km
Inclination
0.19°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2006
End of operations
Aug 17, 2012

Size

Mass
718 kg
Dry mass
643 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,385 kg
Length
3.8 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
16.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6025593 (CC0).